Travel - Santorini Part 2
September 09, 2014
We couldn't resist going to watch the world-famous sunset on our first night. We went for dinner first at a restaurant called Lotza in Oia that served the best moussaka {it kind of breaks holiday rules to go back to the same place twice but we had to go back for more of that amazing moussaka one lunchtime}. The view was incredible, we literally pinched ourselves. After dinner we got a gelato from Lolita's {which I recommend if you're in Oia, it's by the bus station} and went to the castle ruins at the very end of the island to watch the sunset.
We'd seen a lot of Oia after a few days so decided one morning to walk the 10km along the coast path to Fira then got the bus back. Public buses are super cheap, luxurious and efficient in Santorini and so easy to use. You can look up the timetables and routes online or ask your hotel or at the bus station in each town. There are only about sixty taxis on the whole island and as a result they charge a lot per journey so I'd definitely recommend using the public buses.
The walk was quite hard work at times going up steep hills in the heat but mostly it was flat and had incredible views. After spending a lot of time in Oia with lots of people around us quite a lot of the time it was so nice to get out and see some of the other parts of the island with lots of open space around us. The views were spectacular walking around the rim of the caldera crater. We walked past farms and churches before going through Imervigli and then into the main town Fira.
It was nice to spend a morning wandering around the streets and shops of Fira but we didn't buy anything. There seemed to be an abundance of jewellery shops but also lots of overly commercialised shops. After our walk we were ready for lunch, traditional greek gyros from the main square followed by the best frozen yogurt called Chillbox with a huge choice of flavours and toppings to mix and match. I'm a bit of a fro-yo addict so absolutely loved this place.
Every view was ridiculous, this was taken on our terrace overlooking the big blue on our penultimate night before dinner.
R <3 xx
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I have booked to go to Santorini in the summer and discovered your blog online while I was doing some research. I love your post! do you have any more recommendations of where to visit/where to eat etc as we are also staying in Oia! Thanks! x
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